A transfer applicant has attended a college or university after high school graduation (summer excluded) but has not yet earned a bachelor’s degree. (Students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree should apply as a post-baccalaureate student).

Transfer applicants who apply directly to a major program but are not eligible for admission to that major at the time of application may be considered for admission as an Undeclared/Pre-major student instead. Your admission letter will notify you if you have been admitted directly to your selected major program or as a pre-major transfer to the University.

Minimum Admission Requirements

All transfer applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for admissions:

Please note: Minimum requirements are offered as a guideline and do not guarantee admission if met. Please review the material on degree web pages carefully to prepare a competitive application that exceeds these minimum requirements.

Whether an applicant must fulfill either the College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR) or University core subject requirements depends on how many credits have been completed at the time of application.

Applicants with Fewer Than 40 Credits

To be considered for admission, applicants with fewer than 40 transfer credits at the time of applicationare required to complete a minimum level of preparation in six subject areas of the College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR) through high school or college course work prior to entering the University. These applicants must submit their official high school transcripts (even if they did not graduate, high school academic history can be used to satisfy CADR requirements). These applicants must also submit official SAT or ACT test scores including the Writing section.

To learn more about how to apply with fewer than 40 credits:

Applicants with More Than 40 Credits

Applicants with more than 40 transfer creditsare encouraged to select an academic program (choose a major) at the time of application. Students transferring with 135 or more credits must choose a major, and its prerequisites must be completed or be in progress at the time of application. Each academic program has prerequisite requirements in addition to the University’s admission requirements, and some have special application requirements.